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| Birmingham riots: Two in court over Winson Green murders | Birmingham riots: Two in court over Winson Green murders |
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| A 17-year-old youth and a man, aged 26, have appeared in court charged with the murders of three men hit by a car in Winson Green, Birmingham. | A 17-year-old youth and a man, aged 26, have appeared in court charged with the murders of three men hit by a car in Winson Green, Birmingham. |
| Haroon Jahan, 21, and brothers Shazad Ali, 30, and Abdul Musavir, 31, died on Wednesday. | Haroon Jahan, 21, and brothers Shazad Ali, 30, and Abdul Musavir, 31, died on Wednesday. |
| Joshua Donald, from Kelsall Croft, Ladywood, and the teenager from Winson Green, who cannot be named, will appear at Birmingham Crown Court on Monday. | Joshua Donald, from Kelsall Croft, Ladywood, and the teenager from Winson Green, who cannot be named, will appear at Birmingham Crown Court on Monday. |
| Neither of them spoke apart from to confirm their details. | Neither of them spoke apart from to confirm their details. |
| The three men were killed as they protected businesses from looters in Winson Green. | The three men were killed as they protected businesses from looters in Winson Green. |
| A West Midlands Police spokeswoman said a 16-year-old boy and a 32-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder had been bailed pending further inquiries. | A West Midlands Police spokeswoman said a 16-year-old boy and a 32-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder had been bailed pending further inquiries. |
| Two other men aged 23 and 27 who were arrested on Friday remain in police custody. | Two other men aged 23 and 27 who were arrested on Friday remain in police custody. |
| Police investigating the matter said a third car thought to have been involved in the incident had been recovered. | |
| A black Audi A3 is undergoing forensic tests, a spokeswoman said. | |
| Det Ch Insp Anthony Tagg said: "We are now confident we have recovered all three vehicles which we believe were involved in the murder in Dudley Road in the early hours of Wednesday 10 August." |